Will buy this purely for the fact that it has the 3.5mm jack and a separate finger print sensor. Sensor placement on the side is perfect, I've long been searching for a successor for my trusty S10e
I've actually underclocked mine, limited the maximum frequency that is, to conserve battery because I don't need all that power. It gets quite hot if you unleash it and do something like have a constantly re-rendering map as you move about (OsmAnd routing). Aside from software problems that are not Samsung's fault (base android just gets more annoying with every version), the "too fast" cpu is the only flaw I've found with it and I'm kind of dreading needing to upgrade in a few years when android degraded further and headphone jacks are entirely unavailable.
My work phone (released 2021) doesn't have a headphone jack. Took a few hours to find a USB C converter where the reviews didn't say "doesn't work with <phone version 7>" (version 6 worked fine, it seems the manufacturer removed support for all the ones that previously worked) or "lots of noise on the mic" or "broke after 2 weeks". Couldn't find one where you could also charge without getting a ton of noise, so I got a wireless charger plus with a simple C to headphone converter. Wireless charging makes it extremely hot and the C converter has a loose contact on the third use. Great success, loving the headphone jackless experience.
I also want to upgrade, but it's difficult to pick which phones will have equally good fingerprint reading.
Also hoping for eSIM support, in case anyone has suggestions.
Note that S10 is totally different than S10e when it comes to the fingerprint reader, though. On the S10e, the power button is the fingerprint reader. The position is perfect. Contrast that with phones like Pixel 4 or Pixel 5, where Google think a sensor in an awkward location on the back of the phone is the right move.
However, both of them are leaps and bounds better than the optical in-screen sensors that fucking blind you if try to use the phone somewhere dark. I had a phone with one of those for about 2 weeks before I returned it.
Apple has absolutely lost this game. The iPhone wants to be magic. I want mechanical joy.
https://www.phonearena.com/phones/size/Asus-ZenFone-8,Samsun...